Neck-yoke attachment for tongues



Nov. 18, 1924.

A. MQKELLAR NECK YOKE ATTACHMENT FOR TONGUE-5 Filed July 28. 1922Patented Nov. 18, 1924.

.rUNITED STATES ARCHIE MCKELLAR, OF WAUSAU, WISCONSIN.

NECK-YOKE ATTACHMENT FOR TONGUES.

Application filed July 28, 1922. Serial No. 578,164.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that ARoHIE MoKnLLAR, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at WVausau, in the county of Marathon and State ofWisconsin, has invented new and useful Improvements in Neck- YokeAttachments for Tongues, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple detachable connectionbetween a neck yoke and a draft tongue whereby the disengagement of theteam from the tongue as for example in changing from one vehicle ormachine to another may be effected without necessitating the movement ofthe driver to the head of the team or the front end of the pole; andwith this object in view the invention consists in a construction andcombination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is shown in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a perspective view of ahitching or neck yoke attaching means constructed in accordance with theinvention.

Figure 2 is a sectional View of the same.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention the tongue or pole 10 isprovided at its front end with a key 11 removably fitted in a verticalseat 12 formed in a metallic pole head 13 designed for engagement of theneck yoke ring 14:. The neck yoke 16 is flexibly connected with the ring14: by means of links 15 or the equivalent thereof and the key forconvenience in operation is preferably suspended from the neck yoke bymeans of a chain 17 or its equivalent'so that when the neck yoke isdisconnected 4 from the pole by the disengagement of the ring 14therefrom, the key is carried by the neck yoke for use in connectionwith the pulling of another vehicle, and is not subject to loss ordisplacement during the shifting of the team from one vehicle toanother.

The pole or tongue head is provided with aseat 18 for the neck ring 14and the key 11 is arranged in front of said seat so that when the key isin its seat 12 it serves to lock the neck yoke ring in place whereasupon withdrawal of the key it is possible to slip the neck yoke ringfreely over the front end of the tongue head in making the transfer of ateam to another vehicle.

For normally locking the key in its place in the seat 12 a spring 19 isarranged in the seat, but the retaining force of this spring is notsuflicient to resist strain applied by the operator upon an actuatingcord 20 extending through a guide 21 on the neck yoke and terminallyattached to the key, so that when it is desired to shift the team it isonly necessary for the operator to draw with sufficient force upon thecord 20 which extends to within convenient reach of the drivers seat, inorder to enable him to drive the team clear of the vehicle in connectionwith which it has been operating and transfer it to another vehicle.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new and useful is 1.A neck yoke attachment for vehicle tongues having a neck yoke carriedring for engagement with the tongue end, a key carried by the tongue inadvance of said ring for normally holding the same in engaging relationwith the tongue, and an operating cord extending from the key to thedrivers station for displacing the key to permit of the disengagement ofthe neck yoke ring from the tongue.

2. A neck yoke attachment for vehicle tongues having a neck yoke carriedring for engagement with the tongue end, a key carried by the tongue inadvance of said ring for normally holding the same in engaging relationwith the tongue, and an operating cord extending from the key to thedrivers station for displacing the key to permit of the disengagement ofthe neck yoke ring from the tongue, the neck yoke ring being flexiblyconnected with the neck yoke and a guide being provided on the neck yokefor directing the operating cord.

3. The combination with a draft tongue and a neck yoke having a ring forengagement with a tongue of a key removably fitted in a seat in thetongue for locking said ring in engagement with the tongue, and meansincluding operating cords connected with said key and extending througha guide on the neck yoke for withdrawing the key to permit of therelease of the neck yoke ring.

4:. The combination with a draft tongue and a neck yoke having a ringfor engagement with a tongue of a key removably fitted in a seat in thetongue for locking said ring in engagement with the tongue, and meansincluding operating cords connected with said key and extending througha guide on the neck yoke for withdrawing the key to permit of therelease of the neck yoke ring, said key being flexibly connected withand carried by the neck yoke.

5. The combination with a draft tongue and a neck yoke having a ring forengagement with a tongue of a, key removably fitted in a seat in thetongue for locking said ring in engagement With the tongue, and meansincluding operating cords connected with said key and extending througha guide on the neck yoke for Withdrawing the key to permit of therelease of the neck yoke ring, a locking spring being provided to secure10 said key in its operative position.

In testimony whereof he aflixes his signature.

ARCHIE MQKELLAR.

